Conferring honorary degrees and fellowships
The regular practice of conferring honorary degrees and fellowships at our annual awards ceremonies was introduced in 1993, in the wake of the institution gaining university status.
Since then Oxford Brookes University has conferred close to 240 honorary awards on a diverse range of individuals from the worlds of science and technology, medicine and health care, art, academia, industry, entertainment, voluntary work and many other fields.
In some cases, the award was conferred on retirement or towards the end of a distinguished career; in others it acknowledged a remarkable display of youthful genius and more recently the awards have been given to some who continue to contribute to their field of expertise and to the work of the University.
In many cases, the recipients have been well known individuals, their achievements already widely celebrated, both locally and nationally; in a few, their contribution has been best known here at Oxford Brookes. The only common denominator amongst all, beyond that they have made a notable contribution to society, is that they set a wonderful example to our students.